NEW YORK (AP) — Some people get lots of invitations. James Blake gets the right ones. He’s had a role on two of the greatest albums of the last decade — Beyonce’s delicious “Lemonade” and Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize-winner “Damn.” He worked on another impactful and culturally relevant album, Jay-Z’s “4:44”; he’s part of Travis […] Tags: New York, Beyonce, News, Entertainment, Jay Z, Nation, Kendrick Lamar, James Blake, Travis

The nominations for the 61st GRAMMY Awards are here revealing what has been shortlisted as the best in music and legacy music for 2019. Here are all of the nominations for each category of the famed award ceremony.
GENERAL FIELD
1. Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
I LIKE IT
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie B... Tags: Featured, 2019, Awards Ceremony, Grammy, Grammy Awards, Grammy's, Music, Nominations, Nominees, Recording Academy, Shows

It's a brand-new season of New Music Friday and our 2019 debut includes the sparkling, smart pop of Maggie Rogers, swooning love songs from James Blake, new Pedro The Lion, Deerhunter and more.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist) Tags: News, James Blake, Maggie Rogers

The new James Blake album dropped but I, like many hip hop heads, gravitated to a track featuring… oh, you know, the annual new feature from Andre 3000. In fact, it was @hetalbot (my co-content creator from the Yasiin Bey show the other day) who put me onto this almost instantly after Assume Form dropped in…Continue reading ➞ The annual Andre 3000 verse is an awesome one Tags: Jazz, Andre 3000, Songs, Yasiin Bey, James Blake, Sgt. Tibs

James Blake almost got away with dropping yet another new record with little advance notice. But two weeks ago, Amazon fucked up and gave us something to look forward to. More » Tags: Amazon, Music, Album Stream, James Blake

Just a few hours from now, James Blake will release Assume Form, his truly excellent new album. But first, he's letting a couple tracks trickle out in advance today. We already heard the Travis Scott and Metro Boomin collab "Mile High" today, and last year's single "Don't Miss It" is … More » Tags: Music, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, James Blake

James Blake's highly anticipated new album Assume Form is out tomorrow, and besides last year's "Don't Miss It," he hasn't shared any of the music ahead of time. That changes now. Just 12 hours before the rest of the album is set to drop, Blake has released "Mile High," the album's second song. More » Tags: Music, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, Don, Blake, James Blake

It's moving day at Valence Media, which means next week we'll be reviewing James Blake in Times Square, baby. Times Square is not the ideal place to commute to, sure, but neither is our current office in midtown. Still, we've been here for two years so let's remember some of our memorable moments on Madison … More » Tags: Music, Shut Up Dude, James Blake, Valence Media, Times Square baby Times Square

A week from Friday, we will have a new James Blake album in our lives. We learned of the existence of Assume Form, Blake's latest full-length, thanks to an accidental early Amazon listing and some eagle-eyed Reddit commenters, and Blake has been teasing the album ever since. And this morning, Blake … More » Tags: Amazon, Music, News, Reddit, Blake, James Blake

Two days ago, thanks to an early pre-order page on French Amazon, we learned that a new James Blake album called Assume Form is on the way. It'll reportedly be out later this month and feature contributions from André 3000, Travis Scott, Moses Sumney, Rosalía, Metro Boomin, and UK rapper SwaVay. And now … More » Tags: Music, UK, News, James Blake, French Amazon, Travis Scott Moses Sumney Rosalía Metro Boomin

Back in 2016, the foxy British mood-summoner James Blake released The Colour In Anything, his most recent album, with just a day of advance notice. Maybe he planned to do something like that with his next album instead. But thanks to Amazon fuckups and sharp-eyed online fans, we now have time … More » Tags: Amazon, Music, News, James Blake

James Blake went deep into the vault to preview a mouthwatering collaboration with André 3000 on Saturday for lucky concertgoers inside NYC's intimate Brooklyn Mirage. During his set behind the boards, the British crooner snuck the unreleased tune into the midst of his set, which some fans were fortunate enough to catch. More » Tags: Music, News, Brooklyn, Andre 3000, James Blake

In addition to hip-hop heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar, JAY-Z, Kanye West and Travis Scott, André 3000 also counts himself as a James Blake fan. Earlier this year, the pair worked together on the jazzy, 17-minute “Look Ma No Hands,” which was part of the two-song set 3 Stacks blessed us with on Mother’s Day.
That isn’t the only music Blake and Benjamin are sitting on, though. During a live show in Brooklyn last weekend, the British singer/producer debuted an unreleased collaboration with 3 ... Tags: Brooklyn, Jazz, Andre 3000, New Music, Blake, Benjamin, James Blake, Performances, Kendrick Lamar JAY Z Kanye West, Travis Scott André

James Blake has had a big year. The downtempo, glitchy falsetto crooner consolidated his reputation as a top hip-hop collaborator, working with Travis Scott, SwaVay, and the trio of Jay Rock, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. He released some stunning solo work, like "If The Car Beside You … More » Tags: Music, Kendrick Lamar, Tour Dates, James Blake, Travis Scott SwaVay